5/ There is a government scheme that lets Irish high earners eliminate — not defer — income tax on qualifying investments into Irish trading businesses. It's called EIIS. The Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme. The critical distinction most EIIS marketing gets wrong: EIIS is a deduction from taxable income. Not a tax credit. Not cashback. At 40% marginal rate, a 125% deduction produces up to 50% effective income tax relief. But the actual benefit depends entirely on your marginal rate. If you're not paying income tax at 40%, the headline number doesn't apply to you.

9/ The window is closing. EIIS was not renewed in Budget 2026. The scheme is set to expire 31 December 2026. Seven months from now. The government is developing a new savings and investment scheme — but the details are still being finalised and it won't be operational until 2027 at the earliest. What it will look like, who qualifies, and whether it matches EIIS relief rates is not yet known. What is known: EIIS exists today, is open today, and has a defined expiry date. We've put the full guide together — mechanics, worked examples at €10K / €25K / €50K, loss scenarios, and the pension comparison in detail. Link in the reply. We think you should understand this fully before making any decision.

For decades, building wealth in Ireland meant one thing: buy a house. That era is over. Property prices are at record highs. Rental yields are compressed. Passive income is taxed at 40–50%. But the tax code is pointing somewhere else entirely. Most people haven't noticed. 🧵

1/ In 2007, Redquartz was involved in deals worth a combined value of over €3 billion. By 2008, the banks owned most of it. This is the story of what we built, what went wrong, what we built next — and the rules Silicon Docks runs on because of all of it.

8/ The rules Silicon Docks operates by: → Zero bank debt on land. Ever. → Every deal is a fully ring-fenced SPV — legally isolated from every other transaction → Founders co-invest in every deal. Our money goes in first. → We own the investor relationship directly. No intermediaries. → We back trading businesses taxed at 12.5%, not passive rental income at 25% → We only bring you a deal we'd put our own money into — because we do. Built on experience. Rebuilt on lessons.

1/ This is 42–44 Drumcondra Road, sometime around 1900. Patrick Cotter. Family grocer and wine merchant. Six shop assistants, two servants, and a horse. A pub has stood on this site since 1849. The current building was purpose-built in 1910 when Cotter's business outgrew the original. This is the story of what happened next — and what's happening now.

7/ Ray's Bar — The original Quinn's. Character preserved, infrastructure completely renewed. Beer lines, cellar, electrical — all new underneath. A new south-facing shopfront brings light into a space that never had it. Quinnin — Coffee from 7.30am, wine till late, food all day. The Event Space — 350m² purpose-built. New sound, new lighting, new everything. The best sonic experience in Dublin is the target. The Restaurant and Library — First floor. A calm, elevated dining room overlooking the energy below. The Library preserves the original black floor that regulars still remember. 9 Bedrooms — Each styled in county GAA colours. Premium short-stay accommodation beside Croke Park. We look forward to the Corkman in the Kerry room. Boxty — Quinn's first proprietary food brand. Focused, owned, margin-controlled. Coming soon to Deliveroo and Just Eat. Not just for Quinn's customers — for everybody in Dublin. The Shebeen — Built entirely from materials reclaimed from the main build. Spend as little as possible. Let the atmosphere do the work. Traditional music. Hidden. Honest. Alive.